Sports briefsGet muddy The Future Champions Obstacle Course Challenge will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley, located at 600 E. 16th St. There is a $10 race fee. River Valley Shooters practice The wrestling season has begun. The River Valley Shooters, a wrestling team for 4- to 14-year-olds, practice on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Terry Davis Cyclone Wrestling Room. For more inform...

ATU takes down another ranked opponentBY SAM STRASNER ATU Director of Media Relations ARKADELPHIA -- Cua' Rose tied a 95-year old Arkansas Tech University record for interceptions in a game and the Wonder Boys snapped an eight-year winless drought against Henderson State University by defeating the nationally 23rd-ranked Reddies 26-3 at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium in Arkadelphia on Saturday night. Rose intercepted three HSU passes, tying a school record first set by Paul Thompson ag...

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Suns extend streak to 9-0BY TRAVIS SIMPSON sports@couriernews.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- Arkansas Tech volleyball moved to 9-0 for just the second time in program history on Saturday, defeating Maryville (25-18. 25-15, 25-16) and Missouri Southern (25-17, 25-21, 25-18) in straight sets. In the nine matches played this season, the Golden Suns have surrendered just two sets. Up next Arkansas Tech (9-0) opens play in the Great American Conference today as the Golden Suns travel ...

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Arctic blast a pleasant surpriseAs outdoor enthusiasts prepare for upcoming hunting season and fall fishermen look forward to cooler water temperatures and the fall feeding frenzy, both were greeted with a nice arctic blast that seemed a bit early but was definitely welcomed by all. Abundant rainfall, which is rarely an Arkansas summer characteristic, has now been followed up with the most pleasant fall like weather you could imagine. This past week, the low temperatures dip...

ATU Takes Down Another Ranked OpponentCua’ Rose tied a 95-year old Arkansas Tech University record for interceptions in a game and the Wonder Boys snapped an eight-year winless drought against Henderson State University by defeating the nationally 23rd-ranked Reddies 26-3 at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium in Arkadelphia on Saturday night. Rose intercepted three HSU passes, tying a school record first set by Paul Thompson against Southern Arkansas University in 1922 and later tied by Pa...

Golden Suns set to run at Central Arkansas Country ChallengeThe Arkansas Tech Golden Suns cross country team will look to build upon its strong performance last week as the Suns will run at the Central Arkansas Cross Country Challenge in Conway, Ark. on Saturday. Tech is coming off an eighth place finish at the UCO Land Run last Saturday, finishing ahead of some Great American Conference opponents as Tech beat out Southeastern Oklahoma State, Southern Nazarene, and Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Suns...

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Pirates beat Two Rivers 36-0DOVER -- The Dover Pirates mercy ruled the Two Rivers Gators 36-0 on Friday at Jack Berry Field. Pirates head coach Greg Smith said he got a different look defensively than he expected, but his team did a good job making adjustments. "We wanted to come out and establish the running game, and we did," Smith said. "They gave us a different look than we expected, but our offensive line understood and we were very effective offensively." Dover pic...

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Little Johns beat Lavaca 42-14DANVILLE — The Little Johns opened 2A-4 Conference play with a 42-14 win over the visiting Lavaca Golden Arrows on Friday night at Little John Stadium. Danville (2-1, 1-0), which has won the last two 2A-4 Conference championships, got three touchdowns from Preston Donnell and scored 35 unanswered against Lavaca (0-2, 0-1), which finally scored in the fourth quarter. Donnell connected with Juan Ponce on a 78-yard touchdown reception with nine m...

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Cyclones pound Rogers Heritage 43-20ROGERS -- Russellville Cyclones first-year head football coach Jeff Weaver got his first win at Russellville and 50th career win as the Cyclones defeated the Rogers Heritage War Eagles 43-20 on Friday at David Gates Stadium. Rogers Heritage (0-2) scored on the first offensive play of the game on a 78-yard touchdown run by Dylan Qualls, but the Cyclones (1-1) took a 26-20 lead into the locker room at halftime. Qualls' run trimmed just 24 second...

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Sand Lizards show Eagles no mercyPARIS — Back-to-back fumbles by the Paris Eagles on their first two possessions spelled doom as the Dardanelle Sand Lizards scored 42 unanswered points en route to a 49-7 non-conference win. The Eagles (1-1) routed Yellville-Summit 46-14 a week ago, but apparently they were in a giving mood in their home opener Friday night. Paris won the toss but fumbled the opening kickoff. Dardanelle (1-1) gladly took over at the Eagles 25 and took a 7-0 le...

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Cyclones chase first victory on road at Rogers HeritageThe Russellville Cyclones will have to use their speed to compensate for their size disadvantage against the Rogers Heritage War Eagles on Friday. "Their size up front is a concern for us," Russellville head coach Jeff Weaver said. "We didn't run the ball much last week against Morrilton, but that front was more attacking and blitzing to disrupt the run. Rogers Heritage is just big. We are going to try and run them side to side. Get them tired...

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Red Devils seek return to formATKINS -- A dinged-up Atkins Red Devils football team will have to steel themselves for the Bigelow Panthers on Friday at Panther Stadium. Atkins head coach Tommy Cody said his team laid it on the line during their 24-22 Rivals Cup loss to the Dover Pirates in Week 1. "We are very nicked up right now after Dover," Cody said. "That was a very physical game. We have guys who are going to be able to play but maybe aren't up to 100 percent. That c...

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Golden Suns travel to JoplinArkansas Tech will participate in its second volleyball tournament of the season this weekend, playing three matches in Joplin, Mo. as part of the Towneplace Suites Invitational hosted by Missouri Southern. The Golden Suns will take on Chadron State on Friday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m., before finishing the tournament on Saturday with Maryville at 2:30 p.m. and Missouri Southern at 6:30 p.m. Arkansas Tech (6-0) has started the season 6-0 for just the...

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